The CEO Magazine reveals 2017 Executive of the Year Awards finalists; Awards night held Nov 15

The CEO Magazine has revealed its top finalists for the 2017
Executive of the Year Awards. Ranging over 23 categories, the awards
will honour and acknowledge some of the finest business leaders and
professionals in Australia.

Finalists with two nominations include Jason Dooris (top, left), CEO, Atomic 212 Group and Jaimes Leggett (centre), group CEO, M&C Saatchi Group in the Media Executive of the Year and CEO of the Year categories. Also making the cut in the Media Executive of the Year category is Pete Bosilkovski (top, right), CEO, Leo Burnett Sydney and Sean Seamer (bottom, left), CEO, MediaCom Australia + New Zealand. Caleb Bush (bottom, right), managing director and vice president, George P. Johnson has been shortlisted in the Managing Director of the Year category.

Australia's most prestigious business awards event, the Executive of the Year Awards recognise the individual excellence of senior executives. One of the most hotly contested events for Australia's leading executives, the awards celebrate the success, innovation and business acumen of individuals in corporate Australia. From thousands of entries, 10 experienced judges from a range of industries have chosen 105 finalists in 23 categories.

Says Pete Bosilkovski, CEO, Leo Burnett Sydney: "It is an honour to have been named a finalist in The CEO Magazine's highly respected Executive of the Year Awards. Whilst I'm over the moon to be named a finalist, I recognise its not a solo sport. Our success in transforming our company into a progressive innovative creative solutions company could not be achieved without the drive and passion of my amazing team at Leo Burnett and the support of my brilliant client partners. I am exceptionally proud of our entire team for all that we have achieved as a business."

Says Seamer: "I am thrilled and honoured to be a finalist in this year's awards, which I believe is testament to the amazing team I lead at MediaCom."

The prestigious business
awards event will be held at Crown Melbourne on 15 November, hosted by
Eddie McGuire who has MC'd the event since the inaugural awards in 2012.

This is a perfect list when you want to know which CEO's have an ego that is out of control. I would not want to work for anyone that nominates themselves for an award from CEO magazine. Seriously. WTAF?

Can't believe the biggest name in the industry isn't on the list. Surely after ClemengerBBDO Melbourne was named agency of the year, he at least makes the short list. Especially considering he was behind all the award winning work and has managed to keep and foster all the great talent...

Garrett doesn't claim to be the architect of the winning work. And for what it's worth the 'talent' that's left (with the exception of Ant) weren't integral. A few more will leave yet, and that's a good thing.

If you want these awards to ever mean a thing - stop the self nominations. Yet again we have a list of hot air balloons. If you want quality nominees, look for client satisfaction. This list is largely composed of individuals that invest more energy in self promotion than their unfortunate client's briefs.

Self-aggrandizing, self-nominating, self-promoting, self-pleasuring tripe. Same as AdNews Creativity Hot List, which boasted no less than 3 individuals from the same Melbourne agency, desperately vying for a place in the sun. Hot air indeed. And lazy journalism at best. Thumbs down all around.

Nominate yourself for an award. Then say how humbled you are to be nominated!
That's a new-kinda-ego right there. Never saw Tom Dery or Tom McFarlane having the time to nominate themselves for an award. They were too busy working on their clients business to be worried about self- promotion.

Same Media entrants every year for last three years... Our company called several times to enter and then trying to sell tables to attend. Sponsors from last year now entrants, we'll see who wins then !!!